glädjebud

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of glädje (“joy”) +‎ bud (“message”).

Noun

glädjebud n

  1. (Christianity) good news, gospel
    Synonym: evangelium
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Markusevangeliet [Mark] 1:1”, in Bibel 2000‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 22 September 2025:
      Här börjar glädjebudet om Jesus Kristus, Guds son.
      Here begins the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
    • 2010 November 30, Jan-Olof Johansson, “Jag bär bud till er om en stor glädje, en glädje för hela folket! [I bring you news of great joy, a joy for all the people!]”, in Svenska Kyrkan‎[2], archived from the original on 4 October 2025:
      Snabba på att sprida glädjebudet, en glädje för hela folket.
      Hurry up and spread the gospel, a joy for all the people.

Declension

Declension of glädjebud
nominative genitive
singular indefinite glädjebud glädjebuds
definite glädjebudet glädjebudets
plural indefinite glädjebud glädjebuds
definite glädjebuden glädjebudens

References

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